Chapter 41: The Road Is Uneven

"Eldest sister, there are ten taels of silver here, please make us some meals. Yu Zhong took out some silver and gave it to the village woman.

Ten taels of silver is enough for most of the expenses of ordinary people for half a year. As soon as Yu Zhong made a move, he was so generous, the village woman thanked him repeatedly, and went to prepare dinner for everyone.

"Big brother, I'll go out and take a look around, I always feel a little strange about this village. After Yu Rong finished speaking, he carried his sword and walked out of the courtyard gate.

"White girl, how are your injuries?" asked Yu Zhong with concern.

"Thank you Brother Yu for your concern, thanks to your timely handling, there is no big problem now. Bai Li said.

"Tomorrow, we will be able to go to Tiger Roaring Heights, and we may be able to find clues to the murder of the old Bai seniors. Yu Zhong said.

"The owner of the villa is my father's friend of life and death, and I only saw him a few times when I was a child, and now I haven't seen him for ten years, I don't know if he still recognizes me. Bai Li said with a little worry.

"I don't know what kind of person this Liang Xiaotian Zhuang Master is?" Yu Zhong said.

"Hehe, this is the encyclopedia of the rivers and lakes of Miss Ben. Yu Feiyan spoke eloquently on the side.

This Tiger Roaring Villa, is Liang Xiaotian single-handedly established, more than ten years, widely recruited disciples, the villa in the disciples are now nearly a thousand people, famous in the rivers and lakes, this Liang Xiaotian 36 kinds of weapons are proficient, a pear flower gun, is more superb, fast as a ghost, in the martial arts is a first-class master, it is said that this person has a gloomy personality, taciturn, not a good person to deal with.

"I didn't expect Miss Feiyan to know so clearly about the martial arts in the rivers and lakes. Bai Li immediately looked at this clever and jealous little girl.

"Hehe, I usually ask my second uncle about the affairs of the rivers and lakes when I have nothing to do at home, and I can't help my eldest brother in martial arts, so I have to be his little military advisor. Yu Feiyan said proudly, with the expression of a big brother's little fan girl.

"Big brother, I walked around the village, which is surrounded by mountains on three sides, and there is only one road in and out of the village, and the men in every household don't seem to be in the village. At this time, Yu Rong returned.

"The meal came. The village woman and her daughter came up with the prepared meal, put it on the table, and continued: "Miss Don't Hide It, Miss Gongzi said, the men in our village have all been arrested and sent to the nearby mines to do hard labor, and they can only come back once a month, and every time they come back, there will be fewer people, hey......"

"Eldest sister, in this government's mine, there are laws to follow for requisitioning people's husbands, how can three people be levied on one, how can all the men in the village be requisitioned. Yu Zhong asked.

"Hey, where is the government's mine, our radius of dozens of miles is the territory of Tiger Roaring Villa, and the mine is naturally theirs, the people in the villa are more fierce than the other, even the local government doesn't dare to provoke them, and the men in our village, including our family, were all arrested by them. The village woman sighed and stroked her child's head.

Yu Zhong thought secretly: "Although Liang Xiaotian of this Tiger Roaring Heights Villa is not a famous and decent family, he is also a well-known figure in the rivers and lakes, how could he do this thing in the fish and meat township, if this is really the case, I am afraid that this trip will have many twists and turns." ”

"Brother Yu, if that's the case, let's go to the villa to help the villagers plead, maybe the owner of Liang Zhuang will open up the net and let the villagers come back because of the relationship with my father. Bai Li said.

"Let's hope so, everyone has a good rest tonight, and tomorrow we will set off early in the morning to reach Tiger Roaring Heights as soon as possible. Yu Zhong said.

The next day, Yu Zhong and the others got up early to pack up, said goodbye to the kind-hearted eldest sister, and were about to leave the village, when they suddenly heard a chaotic sound at the entrance of the village.

I saw that there were about dozens of people, holding weapons, and breaking into the village viciously, all wearing black clothes embroidered with tiger characters, all the way frightened, so not overbearing. The villagers also gathered at the entrance of the village to confront them.

"Hmph, big brother, this group of people doesn't look like good people. Yu Feiyan muttered on the side.

"Let's go, let's take a look. Yu Zhong picked up the sword, and the four of them walked towards the entrance of the village together.

I saw a scarred man in the lead shouting at the villagers: "A few more people died in the mine yesterday, there are not enough people, are there any strong men in your village, if so, come out and follow us, otherwise don't blame us for being polite." ”

"How can there be strong men in the village, only we old and weak women and children are left, uncle, raise your noble hand and let the men in the village come back, otherwise the old and young in this village will starve to death." I saw the old village chief standing among the villagers with a crutch and said.

"If there are no strong men, then you old fellows can come with us, and these boys will also come with us, which can be of some use. Scar Man said brutally as he pointed to the young children in the crowd.

"Uncle, you'd better be okay, let us go, please. The village chief knelt down and begged each other as he spoke.

"you, it's your turn to tell us the conditions at this time, and you dare to disobey our Tiger Roaring Heights?" said the scar man as he kicked the old man over and pointed a knife at him.

As soon as the scar man finished speaking, a group of strong men behind him rushed up to snatch the children behind these villagers.

At this moment, Yu Zhong and the others, who were standing not far away and observing, were already furious.

"Stop!" it was Yu Zhong who spoke, he held the Yanjun sword with his left hand, clenched his fist with his right hand, and drank angrily at the murderers.

"Yo, isn't there a man, who looks quite strong, come with us. The scar man came through the crowd, reached out and grabbed Yu Zhong's arm, only to see him pull hard, but Yu Zhong didn't move at all, not even shaking.

"Hey, I'll go, the kid has a little strength. The scar man used his hands and exhausted his strength to feed, but the rest of his weight remained untouched.

"Hey, I said, this is a deal with the uncle, right, come on, take him away for me. The scar man gave an order, and several big men rushed out from behind him and pounced on Yu Zhong.

Yu Zhong still didn't move, only to see Yu Rong flash out behind him, a few kicks in a row, only a few screams were heard, and several big men flew out like kites with broken strings, and fell heavily to the ground.

"Hmph, big brother, these little people, you don't have to do it yet, the little brother helped you clean them up. Yu Rong stood in front of Yu Zhong and said.

"Little brother is so handsome, haha, teach them a lesson!" Yu Feiyan cheered in the back.

"Okay, I see you're tired of living, brothers, give it to me. The scar man gave an order, and dozens of minions shot out together and went straight to Yu Rong.

I saw Yu Rong jump up one by one, and made more than a dozen kicks in a row, and all the minions fell to the ground one after another, without the power to parry, and drew a sword in the air with his right hand, and more than a dozen blades flew out.

Bai Li was dazzled on the side, Feiyan was stunned when she saw her, and said proudly: "Miss Bai, my little brother is powerful, my eldest brother is even more powerful, but this kind of small scene doesn't need him to take action." ”

"My cousin's leg method has grown a little, and he has won the true inheritance of the second uncle. Yu Zhong exclaimed on the side.

After a while, a group of people who were still fierce just now were all put to the ground by Yu Rong, rolling all over the ground.

"Good boy, with a bit of kung fu, he dared to beat our Tiger Roaring Heights Villa, he has the ability...... If you have the ability, don't run. Scar Man said as he fled with his minions.

"Hahaha, you bad guys, don't run!" Feiyan smiled happily like a big child.

"Thank you for the rescue, but if the sons are gone, they will come again, and we are still powerless to resist, hey. The village chief thanked Yu Zhong and the others, but he was still worried.

"Village chief, please rest assured, we will take care of this matter to the end. Yu Rong, the two of us followed, found the mine, and rescued all the villagers in the village. Yu Zhong said.

"Okay, big brother, I just haven't had a good time. Yu Rong replied.

"Big brother, I'm going too. Yu Feiyan said coquettishly.

"Feiyan, you and the white girl stay in the village to take care of the old people and children, in case they turn back, there is no one in the village to protect them, this is a very important task. Yu Zhong said.

"Yes, big brother, the White Maiden and I promise to protect the villagers. As soon as Feiyan heard that it was a major task, she immediately agreed.

"White girl, the villagers will entrust it to you, Feiyan is naughty, you have to help more. After Yu Zhong said these words to Bai Li, the two immediately got on their horses, and chased after the scar man who fled into the wilderness.

Bai Li looked at the backs of the two of them riding away, and her eyes seemed to bloom with a luster full of emotion.

"Yu Rong, let's not follow too closely, so as not to be discovered by them. Yu Zhong and the two quietly followed the team of the scar man behind, walked about seven or eight miles, and really found the mine.

The Yu family has been operating an iron mine for many years, and Yu Zhong immediately saw that this was an iron mine and it was mined illegally. All because of the Southern Han Dynasty, except for the Yu family, which was granted the right to operate iron ore by the imperial court, the rest of the iron ore mines were all government-run and officially mined, and I had never heard of other licenses, and there were no officers and soldiers guarding the iron mines here, so they must be illegal mining areas.

The two of them hid on the mountain and looked around, only to see that many villagers in the mining area were working hard, and the overseers should be wearing black clothes embroidered with tiger characters, and it seemed that all the minions of Tiger Roaring Villa were there.

"Big brother, I don't think this illegal mining in Tiger Roaring Heights is a good thing. Presumably if we give them this den, the government shouldn't pursue us, right?" Yu Rong said with a wicked smile.

"That's right, it seems that the villagers of more than one village here are forced to work here, presumably because the power of this Tiger Roaring Heights is too great for the local government to manage. Yu Zhong said.

At this time, I saw the scar man who had just escaped back, and came out of the mining area with dozens of people, this time led by a middle-aged man with steady steps and a sturdy body.

Yu Zhong knew at a glance that this person had kung fu on him, and he was not low.